Designed by <a href="http://www.farrside.com/">Farr Associates</a> and <a href="http://www.dbhms.com/">dbHMS</a>, <a href="http://www.hhforcats.org/">Harmony House for Cats</a>' brand new shelter is Chicago's first <a href="https://inhabitat.com/zero-energy/">net-zero</a> commercial building, and is pursuing <a href="http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=220">LEED-NC Platinum</a> certification. Adorned with a striking bright orange and white exterior, the 7,085 square foot single-story building on the city's north-west side provides state-of-the-art facilities for its feline residents, and it's powered by an impressive array of <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/geothermal/">geothermal wells</a>, solar thermal panels, and <a href="https://inhabitat.com/solar-power/">photovoltaic cells</a>.
Officially opened on July 8, Harmony's House's high-performance shelter is constructed around a central courtyard, which provides <a href="https://www.inhabitat.com/tag/daylighting">daylighting</a> for the facilities and allows both human and feline residents to have a constant connection with nature....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/harmony-house-cat-shelter-is-chicagos-first-net-zero-commercial-building/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Harmony House Cat Shelter

Designed by <a href="http://www.farrside.com/">Farr Associates</a> and <a href="http://www.dbhms.com/">dbHMS</a>, <a href="http://www.hhforcats.org/">Harmony House for Cats</a>' brand new shelter is Chicago's first <a href="https://inhabitat.com/zero-energy/">net-zero</a> commercial building, and is pursuing <a href="http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=220">LEED-NC Platinum</a> certification. Adorned with a striking bright orange and white exterior, the 7,085 square foot single-story building on the city's north-west side provides state-of-the-art facilities for its feline residents, and it's powered by an impressive array of <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/geothermal/">geothermal wells</a>, solar thermal panels, and <a href="https://inhabitat.com/solar-power/">photovoltaic cells</a>.
Officially opened on July 8, Harmony's House's high-performance shelter is constructed around a central courtyard, which provides <a href="https://www.inhabitat.com/tag/daylighting">daylighting</a> for the facilities and allows both human and feline residents to have a constant connection with nature....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/harmony-house-cat-shelter-is-chicagos-first-net-zero-commercial-building/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Harmony House Cat Shelter

Designed by <a href="http://www.farrside.com/">Farr Associates</a> and <a href="http://www.dbhms.com/">dbHMS</a>, <a href="http://www.hhforcats.org/">Harmony House for Cats</a>' brand new shelter is Chicago's first <a href="https://inhabitat.com/zero-energy/">net-zero</a> commercial building, and is pursuing <a href="http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=220">LEED-NC Platinum</a> certification. Adorned with a striking bright orange and white exterior, the 7,085 square foot single-story building on the city's north-west side provides state-of-the-art facilities for its feline residents, and it's powered by an impressive array of <a href="https://inhabitat.com/tag/geothermal/">geothermal wells</a>, solar thermal panels, and <a href="https://inhabitat.com/solar-power/">photovoltaic cells</a>.
Officially opened on July 8, Harmony's House's high-performance shelter is constructed around a central courtyard, which provides <a href="https://www.inhabitat.com/tag/daylighting">daylighting</a> for the facilities and allows both human and feline residents to have a constant connection with nature....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/harmony-house-cat-shelter-is-chicagos-first-net-zero-commercial-building/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Harmony House Cat Shelter

Designed by Farr Associates and dbHMS, Harmony House for Cats' brand new shelter is Chicago's first net-zero commercial building, and is pursuing LEED-NC Platinum certification. Adorned with a striking bright orange and white exterior, the 7,085 square foot single-story building on the city's north-west side provides state-of-the-art facilities for its feline residents, and it's powered by an impressive array of geothermal wells, solar thermal panels, and photovoltaic cells.
Officially opened on July 8, Harmony's House's high-performance shelter is constructed around a central courtyard, which provides daylighting for the facilities and allows both human and feline residents to have a constant connection with nature....